Brazil midfielder reaches full agreement to join Manchester City in summer – report

Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred has reached a full agreement to join Manchester City in the summer, with respected Brazilian source UOL Esporte revealing that a deal is still on and likely to go through.

Fred recently switched agents to former Arsenal player Gilberto Silva and he travelled along with businessman Fabio Mello to seal a transfer in January, only to find that Fred’s club, Shakhtar, were digging their heels in and unwilling to let the 24-year-old leave until summer.

Despite that, there is ‘great confidence’ that Fred will join Pep Guardiola in Manchester in the summer, with the sides having reached a personal agreement.

Shakhtar have already lined up a replacement in the form of 20-year-old Corinthians midfielder Maycon, with the Brazilian club’s new president Andrés Sánchez only having to sign off on that for it to happen.

Of interest, Fred was previously represented by Roberto de Assis, brother of Seleção legend Ronaldinho, but recently switched to Gilberto Silva to further his career. Silva spent a long time in England and knows the country, one thing that should make Fred’s transfer to City go smoother.

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